Vanguard Energy Fund |
Summary Prospectus |
May 25, 2016 |
Admiral Shares for Participants |
Vanguard Energy Fund Admiral Shares (VGELX) |
The Funds statutory Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information dated |
May 25, 2016, as may be amended or supplemented, are incorporated into and |
made part of this Summary Prospectus by reference. |
Before you invest, you may want to review the Funds Prospectus, which |
contains more information about the Fund and its risks. You can find |
the Funds Prospectus and other information about the Fund online at |
www.vanguard.com/prospectus. You can also obtain this information at no |
cost by calling 800-523-1188 or by sending an email request to |
online@vanguard.com. |
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has not approved or disapproved these securities or |
passed upon the adequacy of this prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense. |
Investment Objective
The Fund seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation.
Fees and Expenses
The following table describes the fees and expenses you may pay if you buy and hold Admiral Shares of the Fund.
Shareholder Fees | |
(Fees paid directly from your investment) | |
Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases | None |
Purchase Fee | None |
Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Reinvested Dividends | None |
Redemption Fee | None |
Annual Fund Operating Expenses | |
(Expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) | |
Management Fees | 0.28% |
12b-1 Distribution Fee | None |
Other Expenses | 0.03% |
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses | 0.31% |
Example
The following example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Funds Admiral Shares with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. It illustrates the hypothetical expenses that you would incur over various periods if you invested $10,000 in the Funds shares. This example assumes that the Shares provide a return of 5% each year and that total annual fund operating expenses remain as stated in the preceding table. You would incur these hypothetical expenses whether or not you redeem your investment at the end of the given period. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
1 Year | 3 Years | 5 Years | 10 Years |
$32 | $100 | $174 | $393 |
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Portfolio Turnover
The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or turns over its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in more taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the previous expense example, reduce the Funds performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Funds portfolio turnover rate was 23% of the average value of its portfolio.
Principal Investment Strategies
Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its assets in the common stocks of companies principally engaged in activities in the energy industry, such as the exploration, production, and transmission of energy or energy fuels; the making and servicing of component products for such activities; energy research; and energy conservation or pollution control. The Fund may invest in foreign stocks as part of its principal investment strategy. The Fund uses multiple investment advisors.
Principal Risks
An investment in the Fund could lose money over short or even long periods. You should expect the Funds share price and total return to fluctuate within a wide range. The Fund is subject to the following risks, which could affect the Funds performance:
Industry concentration risk, which is the chance that there will be particular problems affecting an entire industry. Any fund that concentrates in a particular industry will generally be more volatile than a fund that invests more broadly. Because the Fund normally invests at least 80% of its assets in the common stocks of companies principally engaged in activities in the energy industry, the Funds performance largely dependsfor better or for worseon the overall condition of the energy industry. The energy industry could be adversely affected by energy prices, supply-and-demand for energy resources, and various political, regulatory, and economic factors. Additionally, commodity prices may have a significant impact on the stock prices of energy companies.
Stock market risk, which is the chance that stock prices overall will decline. Stock markets tend to move in cycles, with periods of rising prices and periods of falling prices. The Funds investments in foreign stocks can be riskier than U.S. stock investments. Foreign stocks tend to be more volatile and less liquid than U.S. stocks. The prices of foreign stocks and the prices of U.S. stocks may move in opposite directions.
Manager risk, which is the chance that poor security selection will cause the Fund to underperform relevant benchmarks or other funds with a similar investment objective.
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Country risk, which is the chance that world eventssuch as political upheaval, financial troubles, or natural disasterswill adversely affect the value of securities issued by companies in foreign countries.
Currency risk, which is the chance that the value of a foreign investment, measured in U.S. dollars, will decrease because of unfavorable changes in currency exchange rates.
Asset concentration risk, which is the chance that, because the Fund tends to invest a high percentage of assets in its ten largest holdings, the Funds performance may be hurt disproportionately by the poor performance of relatively few stocks.
An investment in the Fund is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.
Annual Total Returns
The following bar chart and table are intended to help you understand the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows how the performance of the Funds Admiral Shares has varied from one calendar year to another over the periods shown. The table shows how the average annual total returns of the Admiral Shares compare with those of relevant market indexes and a comparative benchmark, which have investment characteristics similar to those of the Fund. MSCI ACWI Energy Index returns are adjusted for withholding taxes. Returns for the Global Natural Resources Funds Average are derived from data provided by Lipper, a Thomson Reuters Company. Keep in mind that the Funds past performance does not indicate how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available on our website at vanguard.com/performance or by calling Vanguard toll-free at 800-662-7447.
Annual Total Returns Vanguard Energy Fund Admiral Shares1
1 The year-to-date return as of the most recent calendar quarter, which ended on March 31, 2016, was 7.84%.
During the periods shown in the bar chart, the highest return for a calendar quarter was 21.07% (quarter ended June 30, 2008), and the lowest return for a quarter was 30.45% (quarter ended September 30, 2008).
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Average Annual Total Returns for Periods Ended December 31, 2015 | |||
1 Year | 5 Years | 10 Years | |
Vanguard Energy Fund Admiral Shares | 21.44% | 4.25% | 1.73% |
Comparative Benchmarks | |||
MSCI ACWI Energy Index | |||
(reflects no deduction for fees or expenses) | 22.20% | 5.34% | 0.49% |
Standard & Poor's Energy Sector Index | |||
(reflects no deduction for fees or expenses) | 21.12 | 0.07 | 4.04 |
Spliced Energy Index | |||
(reflects no deduction for fees or expenses) | 22.20 | 5.34 | 0.92 |
Global Natural Resources Funds Average | 23.80 | 9.10 | 1.80 |
Investment Advisors
Wellington Management Company LLP (Wellington Management)
The Vanguard Group, Inc. (Vanguard)
Portfolio Managers
Karl E. Bandtel, Senior Managing Director and Equity Portfolio Manager of Wellington Management. He has managed a portion of the Fund since 2002 (co-managed since 2015).
Gregory J. LeBlanc, CFA, Senior Managing Director and Global Industry Analyst of Wellington Management. He has co-managed a portion of the Fund since 2015.
James P. Stetler, Principal of Vanguard. He has co-managed a portion of the Fund since 2012.
Michael R. Roach, CFA, Portfolio Manager at Vanguard. He has co-managed a portion of the Fund since 2012.
Binbin Guo, Ph.D., Principal of Vanguard and head of Equity Research and Portfolio Strategies of Vanguards Quantitative Equity Group. He has co-managed a portion of the Fund since 2016.
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Tax Information
The Funds distributions will be reinvested in additional Fund shares and accumulate on a tax-deferred basis if you are investing through an employer-sponsored retirement or savings plan. You will not owe taxes on these distributions until you begin withdrawals from the plan. You should consult your plan administrator, your plans Summary Plan Description, or your tax advisor about the tax consequences of plan withdrawals.
Payments to Financial Intermediaries
The Fund and its investment advisors do not pay financial intermediaries for sales of Fund shares.
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